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Biobased building materials may be less sustainable than concrete, study suggests
June 3, 2024
Mycelium composites made from fungi and agricultural residues can have a bigger environmental impact than conventional fossil fuel based materials, suggests a new study.
Lab Babble: Be damned and don’t publish
May 29, 2024
Commercial priorities are killing the usefulness of web platforms and publishing, despairs Russ Swan.
Hurricane hunters
May 29, 2024
Cruising thousands of feet above the Arctic through a raging storm isn’t the most congenial research environment – unless you are part of Alaska’s flying laboratory of weather scientists. Sabrina...
Polystyrene recycling pioneers claim energy efficiency and cost effectiveness
May 28, 2024
Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively beyond present industrial levels.
Computational design enables uni duo’s materials science breakthrough
May 27, 2024
A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new metal-free porous framework materials using cheap and abundant mon-metallic elements.
Six degrees of separation
May 20, 2024
Labs play an essential role in advancing sustainability in the wider world but they need to tackle their own levels of waste and consumption. Graham Matthews provides a simple checklist...
University of Bath aids £13.75 million chemical carbon project
May 19, 2024
The University of Bath, a leader in the development of sustainable technology, is taking part in a £14 million collaboration to cut emissions in the chemical sector.
Lab.or.a.tol.o.gy: Greet with scepticism
May 14, 2024
AI isn’t going anywhere, says Matthew Partridge, so let’s stop worrying and think more about how to make it work properly.
‘Citizen army’ sought to assess Scotland’s mosquito threat
May 13, 2024
Citizen scientists are being recruited to help a collaborative project led by an alliance of academics, medical experts and government institutions to track mosquito activity in Scotland.
Fewer than one in three experts prepared for AI challenge, suggests Pistoia
May 12, 2024
Less than one third of life science experts polled in a Pistoia Alliance survey say they are coping with the issues of AI regulation and adoption in their sector.
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